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Located along the banks of the Fox River near Plano, the Farnsworth House is one of the most significant of Mies van der Rohe’s works. Its significance is two-fold. First, as one of a long series of house projects, the Farnsworth House embodies a certain aesthetic culmination in Mies van der Rohe’s experiment with this building type. Second, the house is perhaps the fullest expression of modernist ideals that had begun in Europe, but which were consummated on this site along the river. To learn more, visit www.farnsworthhouse.org.


The Lower Fox - Parks . . Farnsworth House


Hoover Forest Preserve Fox Road., just west of Yorkville, IL Kendall Co. Forest Preserve Dist. 630-553-4025


Hoover Forest Preserve is the gem of the Kendall County Forest Preserve District. At more than 400 acres, it overlooks one mile of the Fox River with its massive bluffs and meandering trails. Native Americans used this site extensively for its strategic bluffs and access to the river, which was a major transportation thoroughfare. As a former Boy Scout camp, there remain several renovated bunkhouses for rent and camping areas for families and youth groups. Tere are picnic areas available as well as an education center, “Indian Village,” and more than five miles of trails. www.co.kendall.il.us.


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Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area


13608 Fox Rd., Yorkville, IL 630-553-6297


A multi-use site stretching along the Fox River between Yorkville and Plano, this 1,350-acre site is both “state park” and hunting and fishing area.


Clear bubbling water sparkles as it seeps out of the hillsides along the Fox River and gives this park its name. Tere are numerous picnic areas and shelters, youth and family campgrounds, lots of multi-use trails, including equestrian areas, fishing access to spring-fed lakes and the Fox River, boat/canoe launch, designated hunting areas, and seasonal food and boat concessions. http://dnr. state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r2/silversp.htm.


www.huntingandfishingdays.org


Fox River Special Places to Visit


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